Don Griffin Phillips, beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on August 28th, 2025 at his home in Trenton, NC.A memorial service celebrating Don’s life will be held on September 2nd, 2025 at 6pm, at Edwards Funeral Home located on 702 Queen Street in Kin...
Valarie Creech PotterOctober 17, 1985 – August 9, 2025Kinston-Valarie Creech Potter, 39, died August 9, 2025. Val was born October 17, 1985 in Lenoir County. She was the third and youngest daughter of the late Leslie Roger Creech, Jr. and Deborah Nethercutt Creech.Val was raised and lived much of he...
It is with profound sadness that our family announces the sudden death of Patricia Lynn Civils Buck after a short but severe illness. She was a wonderful daughter and sister but her true joy came from being a mother and Nana to her precious girls. She fought a valiant battle until she was welcomed b...
Heber Michael Mickey Adkins 72 of Kinston passed away on August 1 2024 at 3HC Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro NC after bravely living with cancer for many years. A Celebration of Life will be conducted Friday August 16 2024 at 2 PM in the HowardCarter Funeral Home Chapel. The family will re...
Jonnie Edmisten Laws 69 of Lenoir passed away Wednesday July 17 2024 following a period of declining health. Jonnie was born on December 03 1954 in Caldwell County to the late Samuel S. Edmisten Sr. and Lavada Clark Edmisten. Jonnie was a graduate of Hibriten High School in Lenoir North Carolina and...
Michael Francis Mike Brown 67 of Kinston N.C. passed away peacefully on March 25 2024. Mike was born on July 22 1956 in Kinston N.C. to Randolph Randy Brown Jr. and Betty Mae WilliamsBrown. He graduated from North Lenoir High School in 1976 and later went into the trades as a mechanical operator at ...
Jason A Crawford age 50 of Charlotte NC passed away unexpectedly on January 13th 2024. He was born on June 24th 1973 at Tripler Army Medical Center located on base in Honolulu Hawaii. Jason was a graduate of North Lenoir High School in LaGrange NC. He lived off of Hwy 11 near Grifton NC at the famil...
For live streaming of the North Carolina Service for "Ms. Cherie LaCole Kittrell" please log onto the Facebook page of Margaret Ray Britt. For Safety Reasons the Family Will Be Observing The Funeral Home and the Church COVID19s Rules The family members and friends will be observing the COVID19 Healt...
Deborah Jean Cunningham of Bath NC at the age of 66 passed away peacefully on September 13 2023 because of her courageous fight with ALS. She was a graduate of North Lenoir High School and Pitt Community College where she gained her degree in Nursing and became a Registered Nurse. She worked at the ...
Elizabeth Kay Hunt of Grifton North Carolina passed away on August 7th after an extended battle with illness at the age of 73. Elizabeth who went by her middle name Kay was born May 17th 1950 in Columbus South Carolina. Kay excelled academically and attended Appalachian State University where she ma...
David was an Agriculture Education Teacher and FFA Advisor for 34 years. He started his teaching career at Clyde A. Erwin High School in Ashville from 19801982. Then he had the opportunity to return home to teach at North Lenoir High School from 19822012 and 20162017. North Carolina Association of E...
For Safety Reasons the Family Will Be Observing The Funeral Home COVID19s Rules. The family members and friends will be observing the COVID19 Health RulesFace Masks over Mouth and Nose and Social Distancing will be required. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help...